Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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