Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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