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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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