Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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