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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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