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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major 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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