Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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