Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Sri Lanka to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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