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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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