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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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