Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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