Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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