Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about 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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