Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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