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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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