Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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