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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes 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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