Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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