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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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