Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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