Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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