Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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