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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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