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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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