Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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