Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Uzbekistan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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