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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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