Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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