Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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