Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in digital education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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