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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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