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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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