Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning enable students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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