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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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