Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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