Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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