Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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