Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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