Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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