Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in digital education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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