Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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