Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning enable students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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