Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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