Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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