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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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