Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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