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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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