Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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