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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning enable humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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