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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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