Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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