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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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