Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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