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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp these open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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