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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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