Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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