Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Uzbekistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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