Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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