Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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