Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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