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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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