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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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