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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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