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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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