Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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