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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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