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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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