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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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