Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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