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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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