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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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