Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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