Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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