Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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