Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. People want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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