Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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