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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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