Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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