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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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