Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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