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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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