Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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