Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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