Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high 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 grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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