Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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