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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the 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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