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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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