Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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