Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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