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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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