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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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