Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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