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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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