Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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