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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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