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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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