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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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