Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education are enabling students all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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