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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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