Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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