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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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