Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently 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 a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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