Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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