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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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