Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning make it possible for students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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