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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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