Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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