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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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