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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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