Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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