Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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