Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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