Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education endeavours. People want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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