Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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