Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are considering today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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