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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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