Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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