Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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