Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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