Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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