Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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