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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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