Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning enable students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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