Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education have enabled learners all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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