Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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