Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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