Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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