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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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