Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better perceive these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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