Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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