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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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