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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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