Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education have enabled students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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