Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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