Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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