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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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