Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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