Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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