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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational initiatives. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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