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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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