Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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