Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating 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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