Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning enable people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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