Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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