Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education enable humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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