Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are considering today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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