Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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