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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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