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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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