Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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