Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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