Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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