Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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