Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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