Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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