Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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