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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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