Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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