Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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