Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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