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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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