Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge 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 explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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