Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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