Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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