Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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