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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning make it possible for students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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