Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning enable students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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