Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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