Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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