Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand these open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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