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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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