Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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