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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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