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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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