Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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