Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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