Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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