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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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