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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Educators want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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