Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in online education are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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