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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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