Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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