Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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