Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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