Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to understand these promising new open education endeavours. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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