Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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