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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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