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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Macedonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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