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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning enable learners all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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