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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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