Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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