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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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