Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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