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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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