Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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