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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in digital education technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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