Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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