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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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