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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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