Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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