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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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