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 describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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