Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the 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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