Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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