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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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