Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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