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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education make it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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