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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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