Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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