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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always 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 several topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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