Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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