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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of 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. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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