Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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