Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive 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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