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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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