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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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