Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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