Learn more about the impressive 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 (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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