Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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