Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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