Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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