Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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