Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major 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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