Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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