Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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