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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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