Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning have empowered humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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