Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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