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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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