Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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