Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the 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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