Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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