Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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