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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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