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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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