Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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