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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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