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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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