Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better understand these new open education ventures. People want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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