Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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