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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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