Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. People want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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