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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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