Learn 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 education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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