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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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