Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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