Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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