Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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