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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have enabled students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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