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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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