Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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