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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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