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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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