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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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