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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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