Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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