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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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