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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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