Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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