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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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