Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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