Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology have enabled students all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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