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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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