Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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