Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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