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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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