Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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