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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open educational ventures. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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