Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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