Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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