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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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