Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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