Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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