Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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