Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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