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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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