Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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