Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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