Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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