Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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