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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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