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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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