Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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