Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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