Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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