Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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