Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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