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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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