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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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