Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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