Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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