Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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