Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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