Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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