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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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