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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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