Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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