Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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