Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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