Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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