Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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