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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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