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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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