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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better understand these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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