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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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