Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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