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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are typically 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 several issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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