Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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