Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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