Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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