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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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