Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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