Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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