Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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