Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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