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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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