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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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