Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning have empowered students all over the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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