Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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