Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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