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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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