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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? 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 institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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