Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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