Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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