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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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