Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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