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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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