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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology enable learners all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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