Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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