Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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