Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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