Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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