Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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