Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education enable learners all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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