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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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