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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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