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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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