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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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