Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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