Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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