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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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