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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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