Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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