Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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