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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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