Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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