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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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