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 regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to understand these important new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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