Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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