Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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