Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online learning enable humans all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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