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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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