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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also describes 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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