Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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