Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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