Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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