Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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