Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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