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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology have empowered students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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