Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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