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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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