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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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