Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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