Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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