Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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