Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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