Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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