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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better understand these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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