Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. People want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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