Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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