Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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