Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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