Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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