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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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