Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Educators want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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