Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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