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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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