Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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