Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to understand these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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