Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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