Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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