Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire 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 resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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