Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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