Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand these new open education endeavours. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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