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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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