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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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