Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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