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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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