Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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