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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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