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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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