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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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