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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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