Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that elearning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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