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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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