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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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