Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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