Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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