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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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