Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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