Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also talks about 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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