Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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