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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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