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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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