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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning enable students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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