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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines 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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