Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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