Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive these new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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