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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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