Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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