Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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