Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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