Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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