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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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