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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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