Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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