Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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