Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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