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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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