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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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