Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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