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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are considering today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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