Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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