Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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