Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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