Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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