Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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