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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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