Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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