Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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