Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology enable students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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