Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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