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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology enable people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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