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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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