Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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