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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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