Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not 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 issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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