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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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