Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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