Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the 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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