Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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