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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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