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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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