Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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