Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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