Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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