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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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