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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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