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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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