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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education have enabled learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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