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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand these new open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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