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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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