Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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