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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning make it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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