Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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