Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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