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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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