Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open education ventures. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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