Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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