Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in digital education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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