Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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