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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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