Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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