Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand these new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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