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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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