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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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