Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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