Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important 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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