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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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