Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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