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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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