Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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