Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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