Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning are empowering humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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