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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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