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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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