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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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