Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in elearning are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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