Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online education are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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