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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning make it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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