Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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