Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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