Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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