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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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