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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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