Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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