Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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