Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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