Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key 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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