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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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