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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education are empowering people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are considering today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major 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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