Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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