Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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