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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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