Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology have enabled students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to understand these open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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