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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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