Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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