Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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