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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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