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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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