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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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