Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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