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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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