Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to understand these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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