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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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