Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pakistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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