Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology enable students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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