Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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