Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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