Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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