Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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