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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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